6/10
Good thriller with a bizarre timeline and giant plot holes
11 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoyed the movie and the last 30 minutes definitely had me on my toes clinching for the ending. The script is quite original and have lots of potential. It could've been so much better if there is more focus on character build rather than bedroom scenes.

And midway through the movie after the big reveal, there is just suddenly too many logical errors that the story became a fable of modern love triangle.

=== SPOILERS ALERT ===

My biggest problem with the whole premise is the design of this panic room. It is impossible not to notice such a big chunck of a house was partitioned to nowhere right next to the bedroom. This "panic room" literally looks to be at least 10 sq meters equipped with a bed, living area, running water, and a functioning toilet! No sound proof is going to be able to completely block the sound of running water down the pipe.

Second of all, this room was designed to be a panic room, not a prison cell. Why on earth would it be so easy to lock yourself in? The most logical design would be the opposite, that you can only lock from the inside, with a key, knob, bolt, push of a button, whichever, and make it difficult for the nazi hunting people to open from the outside?

Third giant logical mistake is the unrealistic actions of the two female leads. Fabiana, after dating Adrian for merely a few days/weeks, is willing to commit cold-blooded murder in the most horrendous way? And in return, Belen does exactly that?! I can perhaps explain Belen's action away by thinking she's gone nuts after getting locked in for a few days. There was just not enough time passed to for such extreme hatred and anger to be built towards either character to come to this tilting point.

All in all, the movie works if you can suspend your belief for a while. Good Sunday night entertainment. 6/10
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